Border Lines: Refugees and the International Order

Published: Feb. 2, 2023, 9 a.m.

Climate change and war have flung millions of people on the move, who often seek safe harbor in the very countries responsible for their displacement. But despite the lofty ideals and supposed simplicity of international refugee law, it turns out borders are not really the fixed lines on a map we imagine them to be.\nGuests:\xa0\n\n\nDeborah Anker\xa0is Clinical Professor of Law and Founder of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC).\n\n\nCeleste Cantor-Stephens\xa0is a musician, interdisciplinary artist, writer, teacher and activist.\n\n\nChowra Makaremi\xa0is an anthropologist and tenured research scholar at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris.\n\n\nAdrian Rennix\xa0is a writer and an immigration attorney practicing near the southern border.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law